15 Things you should you about the vanity publishers

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15 Things You Should Know About The Vanity
Publishers
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False Claim

• Vanity publishing is not self publishing, though
  they may claim so.

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Expensive

• Unlike self publishing, Vanity publishers are
  expensive. Usually charge thousands of dollars
  and claim the copy rights.

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Fully Funded Publication

• There are some authors who fully fund the
  publication of their own book and hit it off, but
  thats rare.

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Harms Your Reputation

• It is not for everyone, mostly new authors or
  beginners avail their services.

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Ruins Your Future

• It damages the chances of an author to be
  accepted by traditional publishers in future.

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Can Be Utilized in Positive Way

• It works fine for celebrities and other public
  influencers.

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Not Recommended

• Vanity publishing is not recommended for new
  authors and beginners.

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Poor Quality

• Commonly, Vanity publishers takes a heavy fee
  from authors and leave them with too many poor
  quality books with nowhere to sell them.

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Business Oriented

• Vanity publishers can stay profitable in
  business, without ever selling a single book.

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Bad Reputation

• Over the years it has gained the reputation of
  scamming naïve authors.

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Different Names

• Recently, Vanity publishers have branched off
  into evolved versions like Print on Demand (POD)
  and Online Publication.

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Print On Demand

• POD and Online publication impose lesser
  financial risk towards author.

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Wrong Ways

• Scams in schools - Vanity publishers often
  sponsor creative writing competitions in schools
  and later ask parents of all the young
  participants for contribution towards getting
  their childs creativity published, which was
  selected on merit and will ask them to buy
  copies of publication for themselves and to give
  to relative and friends.

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No Marketing

• They do not offer Editorial or Marketing
  services. Author is at his own, once the book is
  published

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